Awww, how cute is she?

It’s 12:30 on Thursday night/Friday morning as I type this, and I have a stack of movies to watch and an even bigger stack of Christmas-y paper to play with. I know there’s no way I’ll make all of my Christmas cards this year, but I do have a few things that need a personal touch, and what better time to do it than now, right? Are you going to make your own cards or handmade gifts this year? Have you started, or are you a procrastinator like me?

I wish the picture picked up on all the vintage glass glitter and sparkle here! There’s no stamping on this card, just a bunch of things that I pulled together from stuff on my craft table. Last weekend, my daughter and I made a little detour to our local scrapbook store on the way to do some Christmas shopping and we both “ooooooh”ed over the My Mind’s Eye holiday collection. The little girl and snowflakes were punched out and then glittered with vintage glass glitter and some dazzling diamonds, too. The punched border is one of the new big border punches from Martha Stewart that I sprayed with Elmer’s Craft Bond and then glittered with the glass glitter and dazzling diamonds, and the blue shape she’s on is a Spellbinders die cut that was embossed with my favorite Cuttlebug folder. The ribbon is some random wired organdy from my stash. Whew! Lots of stuff, huh? Loved the sketch this week – it’s what I call an old reliable. . . Strip on the left, something on the lower part of the card, some ribbon, and done! You can find it here.

For more takes on Lori’s sweet sketch, visit Cami, Charmaine, Lori, and Sharon. As always, I’m excited to see what they’ve shared. . .